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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
1
Dr Barnardo arrived with his son Mr Stuart Barnardo and agent Mr Struthers to inspect homes in Manitoba. He spoke at Grace Church Winnipeg about 35 years of work rescuing 41 084 children, 11 316 of whom were trained in Christian schools in Canada. He plans to remain until Monday and invites all boys to meet him at the Home.
Frost blankets the region with about one inch of ice as works on the new dam slow due to high water. Local residents including D T Wilson A Edwards Basil Thring and Sam Watson visit town while councillors are praised for completing culvert work between the store and boarding house. A new daughter is welcomed by Mrs Fish and husband.
Updates from Binscarth and surrounding farms include Doig of Russell and Barber visiting last week, Johnston threshing began Monday, Clarke building a barn, frost observed to ten degrees Saturday night, Custance traveling to Gladstone, Holloway shipping eggs east, H Johnston losing a grey team, and a Royal Hotel meeting to plan raising a town well tank. Smith injures knee while dumping ties on the railway section.
Weather stays favorable for a bit longer and harvest should be secured soon. Watson Ross is sick. Mayor and son gone moose hunting. Minnie Preston from Birtle returns home. Robbers target Queen's hotel stealing eight cans of tomatoes. Cooper remains very ill. Bert McDonald visited the valley. John McCloy visiting Shoal Lake. Methodist church starts a choir to aid services. D G Neild Jr from Seaburn visits R R Ross Sr. Rossburn seeks a liquor traffic caretaker amid rising circulation.
Russell town notes highlight the Fall Fair on October 3 with dances and farm talk. Local items report new hires, fruit trade, a Ball, wheat and grain progress, sportsmanship warnings, and social events with several residents traveling or visiting relatives.
A farmer laments frost lingering over hay and grain work and urges turnout for elections. He requests impartial coverage, comments on council road fixes, and proposes abolishing close seasons for chickens to protect crops, inviting further views from readers.
A reflective piece notes men yield to temptation and slip away again like cold plunges, while women enter hesitantly, unsure of the meaning, and by the time discovery comes, retreat seems impossible.
A promotion invites new subscribers to receive Snap The Banner until January 1 1901 for 25 cents.
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